[Sca-cooks] How long can lentils last?

[Leah A. Montgomery]

>I was just puttering through my pantry and found a couple bags of Indian 
>lentils (chana dal & urad dal) that were stored in zip loc bags, inside a 
>Tupperware. They are about 8 months old, more or less, and have not been 
>refrigerated. They look ok to eat. Do you think they are?
>
>Phillipa

Unless there are bugs crawling around in them, or they are starting to look 
like they are dusty (I guess that they degrade over time.) they should be 
fine.



Leah A. Montgomery
SCA: Safia bint Wahib al Marakeshi called Samira
Head of Byat Al Viola Hirrar
Bryn Gwlad, Ansteorra (Austin, TX)
mog_bane at hotmail.com

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